Day: April 27, 2010

  • Does ‘race’ matter? A study of ‘mixed race’ siblings’ identifications Sociological Review Volume 58, Issue 2 (May 2010) Pages 265 – 285 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2010.01903.x Miri Song, Professor of Sociology University of Kent ‘Mixed’ people comprise one of the fastest growing populations in Britain today, and their growth refutes the idea that there exist distinct, ‘natural’ races…

  • Spaces of Multiraciality: Critical Mixed Race Theory University of Toronto Geography  (B.A.) Program 2010-2011 Course Number: GGRD19H3   From Tiger Woods to Mariah Carey, the popular mixed race phenomenon has captured the popular imagination and revealed the contradictory logic of categorization underpinning racial divisions. We will explore the complexities of racial identity formation to illuminate…

  • Obama Makes It Official: He’s African-American The Huffington Post 2010-04-05 Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Political Analyst and Social Issues Commentator President Obama unequivocally and unhesitatingly made it official: he’s African-American. That may sound silly and facile to say that but his checking the box “African-American” on his census form did two things. It made meaningless the…

  • Choosing Racial Sides: Part Two… A Different Perspective USARiseUp.com 2010-02-20 Cassandra Franklin-Barbajosa Contrary to popular opinion, the way mixed-race people look is not the primary influence that determines what part of their heritage they identify with, according to Seattle clinical psychologist and independent scholar Dr. Maria P. P. Root. She says a host of other…

  • Chosing Racial Sides… American Society Forces Its Children To Make Tough Choices USARiseUp.com 2010-02-20 Cassandra Franklin-Barbajosa When Jolanda Williams looks in a mirror, the image she sees is a warm peach complexion framed in dark silky hair, high cheekbones beneath almond eyes, and full lips that slip into an easy, radiant smile. She has a…